PROFILPELAJAR.COM

M.M. Robinson High School
M.M. Robinson High School
Address
	2425 Upper Middle Road; Burlington, Ontario, L7P 3N9; Canada
Coordinates	43°21′50″N 79°49′30″W / 43.3638°N 79.8249°W
Information
School type	Public High School
Motto	Per Ardua Ad Scientiam; (Through Hard Work, Knowledge)
Founded	1963
School board	Halton District School Board
Area trustee	Andrea Grebenc
Principal	Nicholas Varricchio
Grades	9 to 12
Enrolment	1200+ (2022)
Language	English, French Immersion
Area	Halton
Colour(s)	Maroon and gold
Mascot	Ram (Nicknamed "Rammy Z. McRamhead")
Team name	M.M. Robinson Rams
Feeder schools	Rolling Meadows, Brant Hills, C.H. Norton, Sir Ernest Macmillan
Website	mmr.hdsb.ca

M.M. Robinson High School is a high school located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. It is administered by the Halton District School Board. There are approx. 1200 students attending MMR with programs addressing all Pathways.

Opened in 1963, the school is named after Melville Marks Robinson, the recently chair of the Burlington High School Board. Notably, he was also the founder of the British Empire Games, now the Commonwealth Games.

In fall 2018, staff and students from Lester B. Pearson High School were transferred to the school as LBP had closed.

Academics

Students opt for a variety of pathways, with approximately 80% traditionally going to university ^{[citation needed]}, 15% going to college, and the remaining 5% going to the workplace. The school has a notable French immersion program and Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP).

Athletics

The mascot of the school teams is a ram, and school colours are maroon and gold. During the 2005–2006 school year the mascot uniform was taken by a graduating honours student as a year-end prank. It was later returned anonymously post commencement.

The school has a successful baseball program and two students, Mark McDonald and Paul McDonald were drafted in 2001 for the Toronto Blue Jays.^[1]

In 1990 Boys Baseball won the Blue Jay Cup Championship at Skydome.

The Boys Baseball team won the Halton Secondary School Athletic Association Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

The Senior Men's basketball team won the Halton Championships in 1991.

The Senior Men's hockey team won the silver medal at OFSAA in 1987.

The Men's hockey team were Peel Halton Champions in 1970-71.

The Senior Men's football team made their OFSAA Golden Horseshoe Bowl finals debut in 2012. They lost to the Lakeshore Catholic Gators of Port Colborne by a score of 29–28, despite leading 21–8 at halftime.

The Robinson Rams have a long history of football alumni going on to play in university or professionally, this list extended in 2016 as AJ Allen signed his Letter of Intent to play with the University of Guelph Gryphons football program. Allen was the 35th overall selection for the 2020 CFL Draft, by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.^[2]

MMRambotics

MM Robinson's FIRST Robotics team was founded June, 2006 by students Jason Patel and Matthew Gardner.^[3] The team participates in events around the Greater Toronto Area, with the notable exception being their regular appearances at the Durham College event. Some of the teams notable accomplishments are:

Rookie Inspiration Award - 2007
Silver Medal at Halton Skills Competition - 2007
Silver Medal at Halton Skills Competition - 2008
Semi-Finalist at Waterloo regional - 2008
Judges Award at Waterloo regional - 2009
Finalist at Waterloo regional - 2009
Quarter-Finalist at Toronto regional - 2009
Quarter-Finalist at Waterloo - 2010
Judges Award, Waterloo Regional - 2011
Winners, Greater Toronto West Regional - 2012
Creativity Award, Pine Tree Regional - 2013
Team Spirit Award; Innovation in Control Award, North Bay Regional - 2014
Excellence in Engineering Award, Palmetto Regional - 2014
Quality Award; North Bay Regional - 2015
Quality Award; Palmetto Regional Event - 2016
Finalist at FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - 2017
Finalist at FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - 2018
winners at Durham College District Even - 2019
Finalist at FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - 2019
Quarter-Finalist at Daly Division World Championships - 2019
winners at Durham College District Even - 2020
Winners at Humber College District Event - 2022
Finalist at Waterloo District Event - 2022
Winners at Newmarket Complex District - 2023
Winners at FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - 2023
Innovation in Control Award; FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - 2023
Winners at McMaster University Event - 2024 ^[4] ^[5]

MM Robinson Drumline

The MM Robinson Drumline was started in 2007 by Carolyn French, Zach Leslie, and a small group of students who met in the cafeteria and practiced on drum pads. The drumline has since grown to over 30 members and regularly performs over 30 times a season. These include performances within the school, the school board, the community and Southern Ontario. They have performed at the Ontario Music Educators Association Conference, the Olympic Torch Relay in Hamilton, the Toronto Rock Home Opener at the ACC and on Breakfast Television. These landmark events give the students of M.M. Robinson High School the opportunity to promote marching percussion as an emerging activity throughout Ontario.

Notable events

Stephen Lewis, who gave a passionate speech about the crisis of the AIDS pandemic in Africa at MMR on March 5, 2007, was presented with a cheque for over $15,000. The money was raised by MMR students through activities in school and in the community at large. By March 2007 students had raised $25,000 for charity, including $15,185.50 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation's fund to assist African women raising grandchildren orphaned by AIDS.^[6]

Notable alumni and alumna

Warren Adelman, former CEO, GoDaddy group of companies
A. J. Allen, CFL player
Tad Crawford - 2002 Graduate - A safety for the BC Lions
Angela Coughlan - Former Olympic swimmer
Nicole Dorsey, screenwriter and director
Karina Gould, Member of Parliament for Burlington (2015–Present), former Minister of International Development, and current Government House Leader^[7]
Oskar Johansson - 1996 Graduate - Gold Medal - 1999 Pan Am Games, Olympian Athens 2004 (15th) and Beijing 2008 (4th), Silver Medal 2008 World Championships - Sailing
Leslie Mahaffy, murder victim of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka^[8]
Dave Ridgway, a placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hall of Famer^[9]
Mike "Beard Guy" Taylor, keyboardist Walk Off The Earth
Matthew Gardner, Founder, Videostream and RouteThis^[10]
Reg Denis, graduated 1968, Member of “Crackers” rock group

References

^ "MM Robinson - Burlington, ON" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Baseball Cube
^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders draft pick A.J. Allen is poised for the pros". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
^ MMRambotics 2200 Team History
^ "MMRambotics Season Archive". mmrambotics. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "The Blue Aliance". Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "We need to lead on climate change: Lewis" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Sharon Boase, The Hamilton Spectator, March 6, 2007
^ "Prime Minister announces changes to the Ministry". Prime Minister of Canada. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
^ Jenish, D Arcy. (Note: Mahaffy was a freshman student when she was murdered in 1991). (May 29, 1995). Horror stories, Maclean's Magazine Vol.108, Iss. 22. Rogers Publishing Limited. pp. 14–18.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Dave Ridgway", Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum
^ "RouteThis raises CDN$25M Series A round", Communitech